- Statute
- Philippine Family Code
- Article
- Art. 175
- Topic
- How illegitimate filiation is established
- Status
- In force
- Year
- 1987
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
Illegitimate children may establish their illegitimate filiation in the same way and on the same evidence as legitimate children. The action must be brought within the same period specified in Article 173, except when the action is based on the second paragraph of Article 172, in which case the action may be brought during the lifetime of the alleged parent. (289a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Illegitimate children may prove their filiation in the same ways and with the same evidence as legitimate children. The action must be filed within the period set in Article 173, except when it rests on the second paragraph of Article 172, in which case it may only be brought while the alleged parent is still alive.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Uyguangco v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 76873
- Macavinta v. Alviola G.R. No. 196759
- Tayag v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 95229